Overview of the Faculty of E-commerce
Brief History
Founded on 30th January 2018 in accordance with the Decision No 464 / QD-DHKT, The Faculty of E-commerce UD-UE has two major teaching programs: Commerce Management and E-Commerce, which the number of annual student intake is expected to reach approximately 300. These majors used to belong to the Faculty of Commerce and the Faculty of Statistics and Informatics. This is the first E-Commerce department in Central Vietnam which trains E-commerce major’s students according to specific standards. Accordingly, students are not only taught by internal lecturers but also by external lecturers who are professional experts in their fields.
The Faculty of E-commerce is proud of its long history, providing human resources for commercial businesses in Vietnam for over 25 years. The Faculty has been re-structured to meet the changes of labor market with major cornerstones as follows:
- In 1985, the Faculty of Commerce and Industry was established with two programs, namely Industrial Economics and Commercial Economics. The new program, which is Commerce program has been introduced since 1994.
- In 1995, the Faculty of Commerce and Tourism was established on the foundation of the Faculty of Commerce and Industry. It is responsible for three major programs, namely Tourism program, Commerce program, and Foreign Trade program.
- In 2012, the Faculty of Commerce and Tourism is divided into two faculties namely the Faculty of Commerce and the Faculty of Tourism.
- In 2018, the Faculty of Commerce is renamed to the Faculty of International Business and Commerce program is transferred to the Faculty of E-commerce.
- Currently, the Faculty is one of the 13 faculties of Da Nang University of Economics. Through many stages of growth and development, the faculty has obtained many remarkable achievements, contributing to the overall development of the University in education, research and community development.
Achievements
From the early years of its establishment, the Faculty set out guidelines and identified the right direction for development. Renovation of content, curriculum, and teaching methods as well as developing, improving the quality of lecturers and staffs are considered as the two most important tasks. The Faculty has also worked closely with local authorities and departments as well as the many enterprises doing business in commerce and e-commerce.
Over the years, Faculty of E-commerce has always been highly appreciated by the University and has won the trust not only of students but also enterprises. Along with improved training quality, lecturers have accumulated experience, knowledge, and skills in teaching and researching. In particular, specialists and experts are frequently invited to teach and present in seminars to expand students' practical knowledge and exchange knowledge and skills with faculty's members. Faculty's students have achieved academic success, with a ratio of good and excellent graduations consistently over 15%. Most students of the faculty have sufficient academic knowledge and skills, as well as foreign language skills to meet the requirements of business enterprises and employers. Faculty’s students have also won many awards in scientific research at The University of Danang, as well as in other competitions such as informatics competitions. Furthermore, the Faculty and its students are very interested in organizing charity and community support activities.
The Faculty currently has 20 faculty members, including 07 Doctors, 11 Masters and 2 PhD students. Most faculty's lectures have been trained in developed countries such as England, the USA, Australia, France, Finland, Singapore, Taiwan, and New Zealand.... Faculty often attends training courses to improve teaching quality. In terms of research, Faculty’s lecturers and researchers have granted various scientific research projects over the years.